Final lap 6/9 - 6/10 - 2014

In The Muppet Movie they say, "Life's like a movie, write your own ending." As we finish the school year you have a chance to write your own ending. First study hard for your final, that is in your own hands. Your final will be just vocabulary. The parts of your final will be just like the vocabulary packets you have used all year: critical reading, sentence completion, and analogies. You will have 200 questions worth 800 points, and you will need a number two pencil. Write you own ending to this semester. What about S.S. Reading points - do you have them all? Again you have control.

Monday 6/9
1. Review for the Final
2. See The Odyssey
3. Study For Final – 800 pts

Tuesday 6/10
1. Study for the Final
2. See The Odyssey

      *** Final Extra Credit ***
To receive any points you must follow these final directions.
1. Print this week's blog.
2. Copy and paste from Aeries your homework, test, and total grade to the back of the blog.
3. Have a parent write a legible note about what they think of your grade and effort.

(This is an example and an actual student's grade)
Homework and classwork 50 % 3668.00 3480 105.40 A+ 
Tests and Quizzes 50 % 3932.00 4000 98.30 A+ 
Total** 101.85 A+ 

It has been fun, 
Now watch that sun.

Activities for week seventeen 6/2 - 6/6 - 2014

Michael Johnson says, "Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best." We are in the final lap and you should now be sprinting to the finish line. Remember I am still here to help you anyway I can. You may also still make up S.S. Reading points - it could improve your grade.

Monday 6/2
1. Idiom 17-21 Test
2. Polyphemus Poem Due
3. Review Vocabulary Test
4. Finish Vocabulary 29 - 30 (homework)

Tuesday 6/3
1. Review Idiom Test
2. Read and Discuss The Odyssey
3. Review All Vocabulary (homework)
4. Read The Odyssey (homework)

Wednesday 6/4
1. Review and Grade Vocabulary
2. See The Odyssey
3. Study and Review (homework)

Thursday 6/5
1. Vocabulary 29 - 30 Test
2. See The Odyssey
3. Read The Odyssey (homework)

Friday 6/6
1. The Odyssey Book 9 - 12 Test
2. Post Writing Assessment and 
End of the Year Reflection
3. All Writing Handouts in Portfolio
4. Review All Vocabulary (homework)


*** Make sure you check Aeries ***
                  Extra Credit
         Quizlet cards due Tuesday
Do you have all your S.S.Reading points?

Activities for week sixteen 5/27 - 5/30 - 2014

Larry Grant says, "there are three types of people: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who say, 'What happened?'" Which one are you? If you want to make something happen then you may answer the questions on pages 914, 926, and 939 if you completed your "Book 10 and 12 worksheets, and your Polyphemus poem (Typed MLA format, and complete sentences due next Thursd). You may also make up reading points from the last reading period - please check Aeries. You have been fun, now let's finish strong so you can have fun in the sun.

Tuesday 5/27
1. Research Project Due
2. See The Odyssey
3. Finish Vocabulary (homework)
4. Read "Book Ten" (homework)

Wednesday 5/28
1. Grade Vocabulary
2. Start Polyphemus Poem (homework)

Thursday 5/29
1. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest
2. Work on Polyphemus Poem
3. Read and Discuss "Book Ten"
4. Finish Poem (homework)
5. Read "Book 12"

Friday 5/30
1. Vocabulary 27 - 28 Test
2. Edit and Revise Polyphemus Poem
3. Read and Discuss The Odyssey 
4. Final Copy and all Parts of Polyphemus Poem Due Monday (homework)

**** Extra Credit ****
Quizlet cards due Wednesday

Activities for week fifteen 5/19 - 5/23 - 2014

As we finish the year I still have a few messages and opportunities for you. If you want to be successful and to maximize your efforts and talents as a good student you need to stop blaming others, take a good look in the mirror, and take responsibility for your own life and grades. Oprah Winfrey says, "My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment." I hope that you will be in the place you want to be next year and this summer. You may also see me at lunch Monday for another extra credit assignment.


Monday 5/19
1. Meet in Library and work on Research Project

    Homework Research Project

Tuesday 5/20
1. Meet in Library and work on Research Project
    Homework Research Project

Wednesday 5/21
1. Meet in Library and work on Research Project
    Homework Research Project

Thursday 5/22
1. Meet in Library and work on Research Project
    Homework Research Project

Friday 5/23
1. Meet in Library and work on Research Project
2. Research Project Due Tuesday - Absolute Deadline 
    No Late Projects!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

           
 Finish Strong!

Activities for week fourteen 5/12 - 5/16 - 2014

Benjamin Disraeli said, "Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think." As we finish this quarter, this semester, this year - finish strong; think of all you still can do this semester. "Excellence is the gradual result of always wanting to do better." stated Pat Riley. And if you want to do better you may make up any reading points from the last two entries on Aeries; also you can come and talk to me before school.

Monday 5/12
1. Review Vocabulary Test
3. Read The Odyssey pages 894 - 914 (homework)
4. Study Vocabulary 21 - 26 (homework)

Tuesday 5/13
1. See “Greek Dramatic Festivals”
2. Discuss Character and Odysseus Journey Maps
3. Read and Discuss Reading
4. Do Study Guide"Book 1 and 9" (homework)

Wednesday 5/14
1. Vocabulary Bee
2. Read and Discuss The Odyssey
3. Handout: Origin of the Gods
4. Finish Study Guide (homework)

Thursday 5/15
1. Review and Grade Study Guide
2. "Book One and Nine" Test
3. See The Odyssey
4. Study Vocabulary (homework)

Friday 5/16
1. Vocabulary 21 - 26 Test
2. Partner and Person for Research Project
3. See The Odyssey

Activities for week thirteen 5/5 - 5/9 - 2014

Magic Johnson paraphrased John F. Kennedy when he stated, "Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates." Are you making our class more interesting? Are you sharing your ideas about our reading, and really getting involved in our discussions? President Woodrow Wilson asserted, "You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." Are you adding value to our class?

Monday 5/5
1. Review Vocabulary Test and Idioms
2. See "Redefining Success"
2. Edit and Revise Essay
3. Do Vocabulary 25 – 26 (homework)

Tuesday 5/6
1. Final Copy and All Steps of Essay Due 
2. Mythology IQ Test and Anticipation Guide
3. Read “Homer’s World” and “The Epic” pages 886-893 (homework)
4. Finish Vocabulary 25 - 26

Wednesday 5/7  
1. Idiom Quiz 15 - 19
2. Review and Grade Vocabulary 25 – 26
3. Read and Discuss “Homer’s World” and “The Epic” pages 886-893 
4. Review Read for Quiz (homework)

Thursday 5/8
1. Reading Quiz
2. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest
3. Read The Odyssey pages 894 - 914

Friday 5/9
1. Vocabulary 25 – 26 Test
2. See The Gods of Olympus
3. Read and Discuss Homework

   *** Extra Credit ***
Quizlet Cards due Wednesday

Activities for week twelve 4/28 - 5/2 - 2014

We are very close to finishing your first year at El Dorado and you becoming a sophomore. President Abraham Lincoln said, "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." Practicing responsibility will do great things for you. It will strengthen your talent, advance your skills, and increase your opportunities. Now as we work on "Fate vs. Free Will" from Romeo and Juliet make sure you ask questions and finish what you start.

Monday 4/28
1. Review Vocabulary 23-24 Test
2. Take "Psych Quiz Romeo and Juliet"
3. Study and Review Vocabulary 13-20 (homework)

Tuesday 4/29
1. Read "the Prologue" and Discuss it
2. Read and Discuss the "Balcony Scene"
3. Make a Chart of Fate vs Free Will (homework)

Wednesday 4/30
1. Listen to "Love Song" and "Romeo and Juliet"
2. Read "Romeo and Juliet is it Fate or Free Will"
3. Choose the song which you believe to be the most accurate based on your understanding of Act II, scene ii, "The Balcony Scene" - Annotate the lyrics of your song (homework)

Thursday 5/1
1. Vocabulary Bee
2. Write Essay in class
3. Type Essaay (homework)

Friday 5/2
1. Vocabulary 13 - 20 Test
2. Edit and Revise Essay
3. Type Final Copy of Essay (Due Monday)

Activities for week eleven 4/21 - 4/25 - 2014

Novelist Charles Wilson says, "No matter the size of the bottle, the cream always rises to the top." Talent gives you a head start on others, but the advantage it gives lasts only a short time. Songwriter Irving Berlin understood this truth when he said, "The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in business. You've got to keep working that talent." As we finish the school year keep working your best.

Monday 4/21
1. Review Tests
2. Idiom Bee
3. Review Romeo and Juliet
4. Do Vocabulary 23 - 24 (homework)

Tuesday 4/22
1. Final for Romeo and Juliet (200 points)
2. Punctuation Worksheet
3. Finish Vocabulary 23 - 24 (homework)

Wednesday 4/23
1. Idiom Test (100 points)
2. Grade Vocabulary (70 points)
3. Punctuation Worksheet (homework)
Thursday 4/24
1. Review Romeo and Juliet Final and homework
2. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest
3. Study for Tests and Read S.S.R. Book (homework)

Friday 4/25
1. Vocabulary 23 – 24 Test (100 points)
2. Review Idiom Test
3. Check Reading Card (530 pages)
4. Matt Cutts

              *** Extra Credit ***
            Quizlet due Wednesday
                      Ren Faire?